Chalmers, IL housing market
Home prices around Chalmers have risen about 28% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Chalmers compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 28% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Chalmers rose 28% over the past 5 years, slower than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 2.2%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Illinois since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +2.2% | +68% | +96% |
| 2024 | +8.3% | +65% | +85% |
| 2023 | +5.7% | +52% | +73% |
| 2022 | +3.9% | +44% | +61% |
| 2021 | +5.1% | +38% | +44% |
| 2020 | +3.3% | +32% | +33% |
| 2019 | +2.8% | +27% | +32% |
| 2018 | −10% | +24% | +28% |
| 2017 | +7.1% | +38% | +25% |
| 2016 | −1.1% | +29% | +22% |
| 2015 | 0% | +31% | +19% |
| 2014 | +1% | +31% | +15% |
| 2013 | −2.1% | +29% | +11% |
| 2012 | +2.4% | +32% | +11% |
| 2011 | −0.2% | +29% | +14% |
| 2010 | +1.7% | +29% | +21% |
| 2009 | −2.9% | +27% | +29% |
| 2008 | +4.4% | +31% | +40% |
| 2007 | +5.2% | +25% | +45% |
| 2006 | +3.5% | +19% | +43% |
| 2005 | +5.5% | +15% | +35% |
| 2004 | +4.1% | +9.1% | +24% |
| 2003 | +1.5% | +4.8% | +15% |
| 2002 | +0.6% | +3.3% | +11% |
| 2001 | +2.6% | +2.6% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 61455, 62326, covering 73% of Chalmers’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Chalmers and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmers | — | +2.2%† | $980 | — | — |
| Macomb | — | +2.2%† | $990 | 1 | $44,411 |
| Macomb City | — | +2.2%† | $990 | — | $44,411 |
| Colchester | $107K | +7.6% | $960 | — | $63,983 |
| Scotland | — | +2.2%† | $990 | — | $52,232 |
| Emmet | — | +2.2%† | $980 | — | $88,558 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Chalmers is $980 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Chalmers pay a median of $756, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $670 · 4 bedrooms $1,560
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61455, 62326; McDonough County, IL), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.